Current Inquiries

Some questions do not belong only to the past. They continue to shape how we understand ourselves, our traditions and the world around us.

Tatsat Cosmos follows a selection of such questions across philosophy, Yoga and Sādhanā, pilgrimage, texts, history and lived traditions. Some inquiries may begin with an ancient source; others emerge from contemporary experience.

They remain open because understanding is not always a matter of reaching a final answer. Sometimes the deeper value lies in following the question carefully.

What does Dharma ask of an individual?

How have Indian traditions understood responsibility, action, duty and the consequences of action? Can Dharma be understood independently of one’s social role, or does it change with circumstance?

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What happens after the great stories end?

What do the traditions say happened to Arjuna after the Mahābhārata war? What becomes of Rāma after the victory over Rāvaṇa? What do these later narratives tell us about action, renunciation, responsibility and liberation?

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What is the relationship between Purūṣa and Prakṛti?

Are consciousness and nature fundamentally distinct, complementary, or understood differently across Indian philosophical schools?

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Is renunciation the end of action—or another form of action?

Indian traditions contain powerful movements toward renunciation, while also developing paths centred upon action, devotion, knowledge and disciplined practice. How do these paths relate?

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What happens when traditions encounter one another?

How did Indian traditions change when they encountered Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, Christianity, colonial institutions and modernity? Which changes were transformations within the tradition, and which were responses to external circumstances?

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Can an ancient practice still be understood through modern experience?

What happens when Yoga, Sādhanā, pilgrimage or meditation move from traditional settings into contemporary life?

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